Who is sponsoring NCT03817372?

NCT03817372 is sponsored by University of Aarhus.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03817372?

Interventions in NCT03817372: Anterior-posterior electrode position, Anterior-lateral electrode position.

What condition does NCT03817372 study?

NCT03817372 studies Atrial Fibrillation.

Is NCT03817372 still recruiting?

NCT03817372 is currently completed. Last updated 8 October 2020.

Last reviewed 2020-10-08 · How we verify

NCT03817372: EPIC

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Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Electrode Positions in Cardioverting Atrial Fibrillation

Completed NA Last updated 8 October 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Anterior-posterior electrode position in Atrial Fibrillation in 468 participants. Completed in 2 October 2020.

Timeline

19 February 2019

Primary endpoint
2 October 2020

2 October 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Aarhus
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	468
Start date	19 February 2019
Primary completion	2 October 2020
Estimated completion	2 October 2020
Sites	3 locations across Denmark

Drugs / interventions tested

Anterior-posterior electrode position
Anterior-lateral electrode position

Conditions studied

Atrial Fibrillation — all drugs for Atrial Fibrillation →

Sponsor

University of Aarhus

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Atrial Fibrillation. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, and the incidence is rapidly increasing. Cardioversion using an electrical shock (DC-cardioversion) is an important treatment to reduce symptoms and improve patient's quality-of-life. The treatment is performed by applying gel electrodes to the chest. Cardioversion is not always successful, and it is unknown which electrode-position provides the optimal efficacy. This study aims to compare two electrode positions, which are in clinical use: Anterior-posterior (left front and left back) versus anterior-lateral (right front and left side of the chest).

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Anterior-Lateral Versus Anterior-Posterior Electrode Position for Cardioverting Atrial Fibrillation.
Schmidt AS, Lauridsen KG, Møller DS, Christensen PD, et al · · 2021 · cited 27× · PMID 34814700 · DOI 10.1161/circulationaha.121.056301
External electrical and pharmacological cardioversion for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter or atrial tachycardias: a network meta-analysis.
Kukendrarajah K, Ahmad M, Carrington M, Ioannou A, et al · · 2024 · cited 6× · PMID 38828867 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013255.pub2

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03817372 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Aarhus
Last refreshed: 8 October 2020

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